Exam 9: Patient Education and Health Promotion

An 80-year-old patient is to be taught the process of colostomy irrigation and reattachment of the colostomy bag. The nurse's initial assessment prior to instruction should address the patient's:

The nurse is aware that the knowledge deficit of a postpartum patient with her first child that can be safely addressed by the community nurse after discharge is:

The nurse will choose the best time to continue postoperative education regarding wound care and dressings, which would be:

Because a person may learn best in a particular manner, to improve patient education, the nurse should:

The nurse takes into consideration that when using printed patient education material for a 65-year-old Middle Eastern patient who speaks perfect English, the nurse should:

Before beginning to teach a patient to give himself insulin, the nurse asks, "Have you ever known anyone who gave himself insulin injections?" This question is primarily designed to:

The nurse designing a patient education plan for a patient admitted to the hospital for treatment of a heart problem after years of treating the ailment at home with herbal remedies and practices common in his cultural group should:

A nurse who is communicating with a school age child about receiving anesthesia for surgery later this afternoon would best describe the process by saying:

The nurse appropriately begins discharge planning when: